Oral history interview with Clyde Marsh by Eugene Pfaff

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In this transcript of an April 13, 1979, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with Clyde Marsh, Marsh discusses the behavior of demonstrators and counter-demonstrators at S&W Cafteria in 1963, the May, 1969, riot at NC A&T, and the instructions to and actions of fire officials during both. He also discusses the role of Jesse Jackson, Capt. William Jackson and other police officers, the integration of the fire service, and the progress of race relations in Greensboro.

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Title: Oral history interview with Clyde Marsh by Eugene Pfaff
Who's responsible?: Marsh, Clyde E. (Interviewee)
Pfaff, Eugene E., Jr., 1948- (Interviewer)
Original creation or publication date: 1979-04-13
Place: Greensboro (N.C.)
Decade: 1970-1979
Type of item: text
Original format: interviews
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- Race relations
Protest movements -- United States
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Topics: North Carolina
African-American History
Business
Schools and Colleges
Additional tags: Business desegregation, protests, and marches, 1963
Dudley High School - A&T State University protest, May 1969
Primary and secondary education
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Contributing Institution: Greensboro Public Library
Collection: Greensboro Public Library Oral History Program
Civil Rights Greensboro
Funding source: Digitzation funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Contributor's identifier: GPL_OH0001.081
Gateway identifier: gpl:7369
Item note: Clyde Eustace Marsh was born June 13, 1917 into the Quaker faith and was a member of the First Friends Meeting for more than sixty years. He worked for the Greensboro Fire Department for thirty-seven years and had ascended to the rank of assistant fire chief by the time of his retirement in 1977. Marsh died on December 7, 2002 at the age of 85.
OCLC number: 884367970

Oral history interview with Clyde Marsh by Eugene Pfaff

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